Dear1 Dear2

Yeah… we’ve finally bought our baking oven. Yes, this oven will be used for baking bread, cookies, cakes and whatever else that needed baking. The oven we bought is the Tefal Activys OV100030 going at $199 from Best Denki for the Hari Raya special, usual price $299.

There are a few reasons why we chose this oven. Firstly, we’ve always been looking for ovens that have more than the standard 2 heating coils on top. This oven has 4 heating coils on top and this means that it cooks better and provides more evenly distributed heat. The second good thing is that it comes with 4 heating coils on the bottom as well. Most ovens that have 4 coils on top tend to have only 2 coils below, which might result in the top being more cooked than the bottom. Thirdly, the heating coils on this oven is bend-able, so it is easy to clean. Not to mention it has self cleaning wall functions, meaning that we just have to preheat the oven and the oil stains on the walls will soften and become easier to wipe off with paper towel. It also comes with the rotisserie to grill a chicken or perhaps just some chicken wings.

The capacity is 26 litres, which makes it quite value for money. But the thing is, when we brought the oven home and unpack it, we realises that it is in fact rather big in size. Placing is beside the fridge on our dry kitchen top will take up almost 1/3 of the table space, not such a good idea. So instead, we place the oven on the washing machine. Haha… Laundry and food so close to each other, have to be extra careful when dealing with food from now on. The top of the front load washing machine is meant for placing a dryer, so I’m sure that it can withstand the weight of a small little oven. But to protect the washing from the heat of the oven, I think we’ll get a corkboard from the bookshop and place it between the bottom of the oven and the top of the washing machine.

I suppose one of the features that this oven is lacking is the internal blowing fan which is suppose to circulate the air and make the food cook better and tastier. Also, there’s not vapour action in this oven which might mean that our food will be less juicy and tender. But then, we’re just beginners when it comes to these baking and grilling stuff so I think this is a great entry oven for us. Once we know the inside outs of baking and grilling, then we’ll know exactly what kind of oven we need, and then we’ll get a really good one that suits all our criteria.

One odd thing that I’ve discovered is that, searching for this model of oven on the internet yields ‘No English results’. Hmm… So many it’s a product made for some other specific markets. But the saleslady told us that this is a new product from Tefal and that this is an introductory offer promotion. Well, this is not the first time I’ve encountered an item that cannot be found from an English speaking country. Anyway, as long as the quality control is well done, it doesn’t really matter if this oven is a parallel import or not. There’s a one year warranty so that’s good enough for us. Oh, and by the way, this oven is manufactured in China.

-Dear1

I’m back with more varieties of Morries products that I caught over the past weeks. Check back here for my previous coverages.

Some time last week or so, I walked by a NTUC bazaar over at the foyer of Bukit Panjang Plaza and there was lots and lots of new, never seen before Morries products. Coffee maker, sandwich maker, juicer, ovens, bbq kits, more fans and cookers and steamboats, etc. But I couldn’t take any pictures there, too many employees walking around. But I did visit the NTUC itself inside BPP and the products were all there, but again, I didn’t take any pictures. So if anyone is curious, just pop down to take a look for yourself.

These products I’m covering here is, as usual, from Clementi. The first we see is a Multi-Function Kettle @ $16.90. Hmm… I’m wondering just how many functions this kettle really has, but I’m guessing it’s limited to boiling water and keeping warm. But wouldn’t that be exactly the same as the Airpot? Maybe this kettle can double as a steamboat? I dunno. The next picture is actually a combine picture of 2 irons. The top one is a Steam Iron with Spray for $12.90 while the bottom one is a Dry Iron with Spray for $9.90. I suppose the difference in price between these two reflects exactly the difference in functions. I doubt that there is other material and component differences. Next is a 16inch Velocity Fan @ $55.00. This box doesn’t come with the usual colour printed Morries box, making it much less attractive. In fact, I almost missed out this item with I was walking around. The last one is a large 5litres Airpot selling for $39.90. It’s… erm, a very large airpot. I dunno what else to say.

Going around taking pictures of Morries products is fun, to collect a catalog of all available items is also fun. I think that’s really an important aspect of the way I do things. I want to compile a complete collection of items, and I take satisfaction from being able to make the most complete collection in the most efficient manner. One example is our list of popcorn prices. Another collection I’m currently having now is the 1/144 HG Gundam series from Cosmic Era, I should really take a photo of the boxes and post them here. In fact, that’s the reason why I created the Japanese tag in the first place. I had initially wanted to talk about my Gundam collection, but have never gotten to it. Morries, well, I may continue uploading the pictures as and when I see them on the streets, but I’ll probably save on the discussion from now onwards. I dun see much purpose in describing each and every product anymore. では、また。

-Dear1